[ad_1] SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Nine months after a ransomware attack took the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office completely offline, 9 Investigates is getting an inside look at the hit the agency took. 9 Investigates first brought you the story last August after a Russian criminal group, Rhysida, claimed responsibility for the cyber-attack. The agency is...Read More

[ad_1] AURORA, CO (AZFamily) — Police in a Colorado suburb say an airline pilot with ties to multiple states, including Arizona, was arrested in an online child predator operation last month. According to the Aurora Police Department, authorities arrested Ralph Edward Bledsoe, 68, of Florissant, Colorado, after trying to meet up with who he thought...Read More

[ad_1] Cybercrime is on the rise in Georgia and around the country. Georgia ranked 11th in internet-related complaints last year, up from 13th in 2023, according to the FBI’s newly released Internet Crime Report 2024. The potential losses of $420 million represented a 40% increase between 2023 and last year. Nationally, internet crime complaints rose...Read More

[ad_1] NJ special education transport reform urged after death on bus: Video Matthew Rossi’s death has sparked a call for reform to New Jersey’s transportation system for students with disabilities. A New Jersey Senate committee unanimously approved the bill this week. The measure requires safety features including GPS tracking and training for staff who ride...Read More

[ad_1] Cybercriminals always find new ways to scam you, whether it’s mimicking a government agency, creating a fake website or delivering malware disguised as a software update. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, they come up with a new trick. This time, the FBI has issued an alert: Hackers are using a “time-traveling”...Read More

[ad_1] PITTSFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Ten people, including a police officer, have been arrested following a child predators sting operation in Berkshire County. The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office said that authorities conducted a two-week investigation that was aimed at apprehending alleged child predators and it was established to “apprehend individuals engaging in criminal activities connected...Read More

[ad_1] Security experts are warning that scammers are targeting PayPal with a huge 600 percent increase in attacks seen since the start of the year. Here’s how to stay safe, according to web security experts McAfeee Labs There has been a big uptick in attempted cybercrime (Image: Getty Images) Security experts have issued a new...Read More

[ad_1] A two-week operation targeting child predators in Berkshire County has resulted in the arrest and charging of ten individuals, according to the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit and the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. The operation, which was partially funded by a Human Trafficking Enforcement grant, aimed to apprehend individuals involved in human trafficking crimes....Read More

[ad_1] Cybersecurity veteran Eugene Kaspersky has sounded a stark warning saying cybercriminals are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) at a pace that is outstripping the ability of defenders to keep up, calling for a fundamental rethink of digital security strategies. Kaspersky, founder of the global cybersecurity firm that bears his name, said cybercriminals are not only...Read More

[ad_1] Police in Texas are searching for an alleged sexual predator who has been linked to two assaults in two days. WFAA reported that in Dallas, two women reported being assaulted by a suspect who described as a Latino male in his 20s, standing about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing between 180 and 200...Read More